| The War Powers Resolution was enacted after the Vietnam war by members of Congress including the author. Its purpose was to prevent future such executive abuses of war powers. In the absence of a war declaration, a written presidential report must be delivered to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate within 24 hours of each order that moves substantial U.S. military forces into hostile areas. Not only did Obama ignore the provisions of the Resolution, but Congress in its apathetic unresponsiveness is complicit. |
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